Interviewer
May Vallance
Files
Description
Joyce Redding discusses what brought her family to Montana in the late 1800s. She recalls her father’s interest in mining took the family to Butte before moving back to the Bitterroot Valley. Redding describes the specific mines her father worked in as well as his chronic poor health that resulted. She discusses the outbreaks of spotted fever in the valley, touching briefly on each individual she knew who was affected. Redding speaks about the families both at the school she attended and the schools where she taught. She recalls moving to different schools in Montana frequently at the beginning of her teaching career, until she found a school where she decided to stay for 30 years.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Hamilton, Montana; Upper Burnt Fork School; Education, Montana; Schoolhouses, rural; Chief Joseph (circa 1840-1904); Mining, Montana; Pleasant View School; Fergus County, Montana; Spotted fever
Original Date
2-17-1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 120, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 120-006a
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (5 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:14:51 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_006_a.mp3; OH_120_006_a.pdf
Citation
Redding, Joyce Luetta, "Joyce Luetta Hickey Redding Interview, February 17, 1978" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 20.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/20